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December 2008
- Tis the Season to be Reading
Once your finals are complete why not borrow a book or two to enjoy over the break? You can celebrate the holiday season by reading one of the seasonal books on display in the library this month.
November 2008
- Pittsburgh 250
Named Pittsburgh (after Sir William Pitt) by General Forbes in 1758, Pittsburgh's rich and varied history will come to life for you in the books on display this month in the library. Check a book out and learn more about your hometown.
October 2008
- Expanded Nursing Resources
Nursing Students - Access to health assessments and nursing data just got a little easier. Grace Library recently subscribed to six new Nursing databases. Take a look by clicking on the Find Articles link on the library's home page and then scrolling down to the Nursing, Medicine and Allied Health heading.
- 2008 Election Coverage
Obama or McCain?
Palin or Biden?
Learn more about the current presidential candidates and the US election process from one of the books on display in the library this month.
September 2008
- Celebrate Carlow's Mercy Heritage
In honor of Carlow's Founder's Week, read up on the incredible history of Catherine McAuley, Frances Warde and other Sisters of Mercy in Pittsburgh and beyond. See the display case in the main entrance of the library for these books.
- Start out on the right foot!
This month's book display offers books to help you start this semester out right. Stop by and check out a time management or study skills book today!
August 2008
- Carlow Archivist/Document Control Clerk
We are very pleased to welcome Grace Young as the new Carlow Archivist/Document Control Clerk. Grace is a Carlow graduate and previously worked in the Carlow archives. We're happy to see you back at the library Grace!
July 2008
- New! - National Newspapers Collection
Are you a news junkie ? Then the new National Newspaper Collection is for you! Read the full text of The Christian Science Monitor, The LA Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post whenever and where ever you want. Ask a librarian if you need any help in searching this new database.
June 2008
- Welcome to the Library Diane!
Please join the library staff as we welcome Diane Cook as the new Carlow Archivist/Document Control Clerk. Diane comes to this position with an extensive knowledge of Carlow and its history. She has been here at Carlow for 15 years working in the Humanities Department, Human Resources, Campus School and the Communications and Community Relations departments.
May 2008
- 263 Online Nursing Journals Added
The library's subscription to the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health (CINAHL) database has been expanded to include online access to 263 unique full text nursing journals. CINAHL can be found by clicking on the EBSCOhost link on the Periodical Indexes page.
- Summertime and the Readin' is Easy
Before leaving for vacation this summer make sure to stop by the library to check out one of our books on display. There's nothing better than a reading a good book while relaxing in the summer sun!
April 2008
- Books will transform you - Celebrate National Library Week at Grace Library !
Check out one of the "Carlow's Favorites" books on display during National Library Week Celebrations April 13th - 19th 2008.
See nature's own transformation and watch the live caterpillars turn into butterflies right before your very eyes!
Guess when the last butterfly will emerge from it's cocoon. If you guess correctly you'll win a tote bag filled with great prizes!
UPDATE: All of the caterpillars successfully transformed into butterflies and have been released into a garden here on campus.
March 2008
- Women's History Month at the Library
Did you know that many members of the Carlow faculty are also published authors? Celebrate women's history month at the library and borrow a book written by one of the women of Carlow!
February 2008
- Celebrate Black History Month
Celebrate Pittsburgh's African American history by taking a look at the books on display in Grace Library this month. Learn move about Pittsburgh's own August Wilson, John Edgar Wideman, Terrance Hayes, or Mary Lou Williams.
- New Psychology Database
Now available through the library's
EBSCOhost service is PsycARTICLES, a definitive source of full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology. The database contains more than 100,000 articles from 59 journals some going as far back as 1894! Stop by the library for a demonstration.
January 2008
- E-Z Borrow has arrived!
With E-Z Borrow you can search the online catalogs of over 60 university and college libraries and place online orders for books to be delivered to the Carlow Library for you. E-Z Borrow is fast and free!
Use E-Z Borrow if Grace Library does not own a book you want, if a book the library owns is already borrowed by someone else.
More information can be found on the
E-Z Borrow Research Guide or stop by and ask a library staff member for a demonstration.
- Recycle your Printer Cartridges at Grace Library
Grace Library accepts used inkjet and laser printer cartridges for recycling.
Put a used cartridge from any inkjet or laser printer in a plastic bag or the original box to keep it safe from damages and spills.
Put the empty cartridges in the collection box on the second level of Grace Library. Or, drop the cartridges in the campus mail addressed to Grace Library.
The library sends the empty cartridges in for recycling and gets paid for each empty inkjet cartridge. This money goes towards purchasing new library materials. Last year we raised over $400 for journal subscriptions! Thank you for your continued support.
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